Gleiss Lutz has advised Warner Music Group on the sale of EMP Merchandising to the UK-based whynow Group.
Warner Music Group is a multinational entertainment and music label company headquartered in New York and one of the three largest music companies in the world. Founded in 1986, EMP Merchandising is one of Europe's leading retailers of rock and pop culture merchandise. The company serves more than 10 million customers. Founded in 2019 by Gabriel Jagger, the whynow Group brings together businesses including fan merchandise and documentary film production.
Gleiss Lutz regularly advises Warner Music Group.
The following Gleiss Lutz team advised Warner Music Group, led by Dr. Andreas Löhdefink (Partner, M&A, Frankfurt): Dr. Christoph Auchter (Counsel), Dr. Hendrik Hupfer, Kevin Löffler (Partner), Dr. Philipp Jaspers, Dr. Ken Laws, Lukas Schulze-Hagen (all Frankfurt), Dr. Jonas Tafel (Hamburg, all M&A), Dr. Ocka Stumm (Partner), Dr. Stefan Mayer (Partner), Julian Kettemer, Dr. Johannes Heck (all Tax, Frankfurt), Dr. Matthias Tresselt (Partner, Stuttgart), Dr. Markus Reps (Counsel), Dr. Adrian Pretzsch (both Frankfurt, all Restructuring), Prof. Dr. Thomas Winzer (Partner), Dr. Tobias Johannes Abend (Counsel, both Employment, Frankfurt), Dr. Alexander Molle (Partner), Jan Felix Hinrichs (Counsel), Amelie Bätz (all IP/Tech, Berlin), Dr. Tim Weber (Partner), Konrad H.J. Discher (Counsel, both Real Estate, Frankfurt), Dr. Marc Ruttloff (Partner), Dr. Manuel Berthold Bucher, Dr. Daniel Couzinet (all Public Law, Stuttgart), Moritz Denzel (Compliance & Investigations, Berlin), Dr. Alexander Fritzsche (Partner), Dr. Saskia Kirchgeßner (Partner, both Antitrust, Frankfurt).
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